


Poland Spring 
and nbout Cbere 





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Poland Spring and Jibout Cbere 

HIRAM RICKER & SONS (Incorporated), Proprietors 




Illustrations 

Selected from ** The 
Hill -Top," a weekly 
magazine published at 
this resort during July, 
August and September 
of each year 



Copyright, J903, by 
Griffith & Ricker 




Trank earlos Griffith) 
nettie m. Ricker ^ 



editors 



South Polandt maine 



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t'O "\j^( )\\']''. X'lvR much Diiu max licar of Poland Si>rin,tc ; \vhate\-cr words of praise one niav read . 
_^ IH \vhalM)e\er thev ma>- see ill illustration of its many features ; the first \-isit to that charming 
li^l'^B resort hut proNL-s iheiii weak and unsatisfying-. Located ujjon the summit of-, one of \yestern 
^U^H Maine's foothills of the Presidential Range, with those grand ele\-atioiis bounding the western 
I hori/.oii : with iiicturesiiiie lakes glisteniiiir in the sunliirht at its base: with forests and 
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larms, hills and hollows, rivers and roads, marking the great di\-ersit\- of laiuLscape as far as 

the e\-e can reach, what can be added t<i create the ideal resort. 

Nothing is wanting. Hotels that the tra\-elers of the world jironounce perfect: drives of such great 
number and diversity that a new one ma\- be had dail\- throughout the length>- season : golf links of 
unsurpassed excellence and accessibility: music re'ndered by selected inemb;rs of the finest orchestra 
in America : a literary and art building, uni(|Ue and without a ri\-al in the histor\- of the hotel world, 
where a librarx-, reading room, art exhibition, and other features of interest to the refined and culti- 
vated patronage for which Poland Spring is famous, are to be found : these and much more than can be 
enninerated here tend to make this now world-famous resort the Mecca of thousands who apjireciate that 
which is elevated, elegant and superl). 

" The Hill -Top " is the appropriate title of the uneqiialed jieriodical representing one sole resort. 
Published weekl\- during the summer season, its pages chronicle the coming and the .going of the gtie.sts, 
their interests and their sports. 

From its jiages lia\-e been selected most of the illustrations for this book, the editors feeling great 
satisfaction in having the combined ad\-antage of such artistic work as the Xotman Photograph Company, 
of Boston, and The Lakeside Press Company, of Portland, can proiuce for the public's benefit. 

Were it not also for the great executive abilitx' of the three b;'others comprising the corporation of 
Hiram Ricker & Sons, to whose rare skill and good judgment all this success is due, there would be no 
excuse for the exister.ce of "The Hill -Top" or possibilitx' of this selection being made. 

Fk.\nk C.vki.os CxRiri-iTH, 
Nettik >L Ricker, 

Editors: Tlic Hill- Top. 



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The roland Sprin.i; Hctel, 
famous throug^hciiit tlit- 
world, as enlarged in 
1903- 




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Tlie Imperial kiiuni nf 
the I'oland Sprint; Hous 




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The Pari.. I .if the r,.l,in.l 
Sprins; Huvise. 




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The spacious new Office 
of the I'oland Spring 
House, capable of accom- 
modatinu- tlie nian\- 
hundreds of i^iiests of 
both hotels. 




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■|"lu- Kilihrn ..t lilt- 
Poland Siirini; Hhusl-. 




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A roDin in ihc ISottlin,^ 
House, where Pulanil 
Water is labeled. 




GuveriiiJi- Hill, his U»'» 

Council and Staff, (in tlu- 
steps of tht Maine State 
Buildin". 




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A piirticin nf tlit- Library 
of Poland Spriii";, located 
in the Maine State Build- 
ing, looking toward the 
Rotunda or Reading 
Room. 




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A portion of the Art 
Gallery in the Maine State 
Building, showing the 
original "(iibson Girl" 
in the background. 




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Tilt- Maine Slate lUiildiirj, 
Conservatory and Flouer 
Garden. 




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The ,a;rove in front of lln 
Maine State Building just 
before sunset. 




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A typical scene at tlie 
seventh hole on the Crolf 
Links during a tonrna- 
nient. 




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Ceiifral \k-\\ from tlu- 
cupcila of thf Maine Stati 
Buildini;. showing the 
middle and upper lakes, 
the Mansion House, the 
Stable, Store and 
Brackett House. 




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The sreat Cow Barns and 
Yards, on tlit- brow of 
the hill. 




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Some sample providers 
for the Poland Spring 
Creanierv. 




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One of several yards at 
the Cow Barns, where 
the butter is contained 
in the <irij;inal jiackajies. 




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The Poland Creamery, 
where the butter conies 
from . 




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Lookin.n up the middle 
lake, along the canal, 
and into the upper lake 
from Poland Sprins;. 




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Fishinsji'i' 'mss on the 
middle lake. 




" Nuu it is a clump (jl 
white birches, . . . 
between whose trunks 
and branches cleh.a;litful 
ghnipses are obtained of 
the glistening waters and 
the tartlier shore." 




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Loukin.L; '>\x-v White Oak 
Hill toward tht- Presi- 
dential Kaiisje. 




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Through the pines at the 
end cif the U)\ver lake. 




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A pi lint of land co\(:-red 
u itli pines, at the south 
end of the lower lake. 




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Tlie|nld sti-iile huiisc, 
crossini; the Sliaker Hill. 




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The Lily Pond, passed mi 
the left, after enterinjj tht- 
grounds at Poland Spring. 




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Lnvfi-s' Lanr, c n KickLr 
Hill. "TIk- tall and 
overhanging trees, letting 
in the sunlight h^re and 
there, in gleams ,ind 
dashes, streaking the 
foliage . . with a 

golden light." 




View from the Tower of 

the Poland Spring Houst- i 




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•■ Sonif (if tliL- >haiJ\ 
miciks that lixik mit upun 
tile lake arc very deliiiht- 
ful." 




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Bit of roadway on tlic 
clrixx- arouiul Sabhatlnlay 
Lake. 




Loiikiiis arniss Sabliatli- 
day Lake frniii tlif 
southern extieniitv. 




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A bit of sylvan beauty- 
near Sabbathday Lake, 
but to be met with at 
innumerable points near 
Poland Sprin<j;. 




"That little stream that 
bravely struggles to 
exhaust the overflow of 
Sabbathdav l.ake." 




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lyal Kivir .mil llir 
ill and dam. . .n lli< 
•u ( .Imui c St, I dri\ 




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Tile Sanbiirn stuck farm 
four miles from Poland 
Sprint;, where some of 
the finest horses in 
America are lired. 




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"The old red school- 
house, set far away in the 
woods, convenient to no 
one, but midway between 
settlements, is fast pass- 
ing away." 




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' ■ There by the roadside 
are the old pasture bars, 
liraced up to keep them 
in tlieir old accustomed 
place, . . while 

daisies tall and numerous 
till the uav." 




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The curve of the saiidy 
shore at the southern 
extremity of Dry Pond. 
The highway passes lu- 
and ill full sight of tliis 
beach. 




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This iTeaiitilul l)it of nat- 
ural scenery is located at 
the southern extremity ot 
Dry Pond, seven and a 
half miles from Poland 
Spring. The grove on 
the opposite shore is a 
picnic ground, on the old 
Portland stage road. 




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Looking across Dry 
Pond from beneath the 
large pines near the road- 
side. 





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Trout fisliiiii; in a brook 

on the Oxford drive. L 




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Crookt-tl Rivti", as seen 
from the bridije near 
Cook's Mills looking: up 
stream, about two miles 
from Naples. 




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Looking between the 
pines at a picturesque bit 
of Tenny River near the 
bridge. 




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At tile niirthern t-ml of 
Tripp Pond, a small 
stream is crossed on a 
rustic bridge. 




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Lookiiii; toward Kattk-- 
snake Mountain from 
nt-ar tin- sunnnil of Ttn 
Hill. 




Raynioml I'l ■ml trom the 
top of Tenii\ Hill. 




The State Fisli Hatchery 
at Auburn. 





Lewiston Falls, tt-ii miles 
from I'oland Spriiij;. 







"Then tile shari), crisji 
;iir of Christmas morn, 
u ith a fo(jt or more of 
new-fallen snow tclisten- 
ine in the sun." 




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